It took me a long time to get on the Luna Pants bandwagon because I wasn’t sure if this particular style would be flattering to my shape but after seeing so many great versions during Me Made May I decided to take the plunge. I used this clay colored quilting cotton from the April Rhodes Bound collection. I love the dress I made with this green fabric from the same collection, a Washi with sleeves. The fabric has a really nice soft feel to it. 
The dress is really comfortable to wear and I knew this fabric would be great for this pattern. It is not this orange in real life btw.
I cut between the medium and large lines (closer to the large around the hips) based on my hip size which is 41 inches. I lengthened the pattern by an inch. I used the leftover scraps from my Bound fabric Washi dress for the pockets.
I love the way the tops of the pockets are stitched flat in the waistband seam. Now that I know how to do this, I am tempted to make a skirt just to add pockets exactly like this.
The sewing is straightforward and the directions are easy to follow. Rae also has a series of blog posts that walk you through the construction. Link to Luna Pants Sewalong here. But I didn’t even need it although I will read through her posts before I make the pattern again just to make sure I didn’t miss anything. Even after lengthening the pants, they ended up too short (I hemmed one leg first and tried them on.) What I did to make these fit was to add a facing with more of the green fabric (add facings to all the things is my motto). When I make them again I will probably add two inches and then use a hem facing again because it is fun to add the contrasting fabric and even with the facing I think I would like them a bit longer.
The facing makes them cuter too and it really doesn’t take a lot of time. Another picture of the inside of the pant leg with hem facing:
If you had told me a couple of years ago that a) I would make pants and b) I would wear them in pictures online, I would have said you were crazy but I really like these. They are fun and comfortable and a quick sew. I have plans to make them again soon. I have some April Rhodes Fringe fabric that I know will be perfect. Here are more pictures of the pants as worn tonight to book club. We read Lab Girl. It is an amazing book. I highly recommend it. Front view:
side view
back view
pants in motion (a bit rumpled after book group.) 
Have fun! Make pants! to be continued 🙂
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